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Isaiah 58:2-8

2Yettheyseekיִדְרֹשׁ֔וּןyid.ro.ShunH1875medaily,anddelightH2654toknowmywaysדְּרָכַ֖יde.ra.KhaiH1870:asanationכְּג֞וֹיke.GoyH1471thatdidrighteousnessצְדָקָ֣הtze.da.KahH6666,andforsooknottheordinanceH4941oftheirGodאֱלֹהָיו֙'e.lo.HavH430,theyaskיִשְׁאָל֙וּנִי֙yish.'a.Lu.niH7592ofmerighteousjudgmentsH4941;theydelightH2654todrawnearuntoGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

3Whereforehavewefastedצַּ֙מְנוּ֙tzam.nuH6684, saythey,andthou seestnot? whereforehaveweafflictedoursoulH5315,andthou takestnoknowledge?Behold,inthedayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117ofyourfastצֹֽמְכֶם֙tzo.me.KhemH6685yefindתִּמְצְאוּ־tim.tze.'u-H4672yourownH5315pleasureחֵ֔פֶץChe.fetzH2656,andexactallyourlabors.

4Behold, yefastתָּצ֔וּמוּta.Tzu.muH6684forstrifeלְרִ֤יבle.RivH7379andcontention,andtosmitewiththefistבְּאֶגְרֹ֣ףbe.'eg.RofH106ofwickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562: yefastתָצ֣וּמוּta.Tzu.muH6684notthisdayכַיּ֔וֹםkhai.YomH3117soastomakeלְהַשְׁמִ֥יעַle.hash.Mi.a'H8085yourvoiceקוֹלְכֶֽם׃kol.KhemH6963tobeheardH8085onhighH4791.

5Issuchthefastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685thatIhavechosenאֶבְחָרֵ֔הוּ'ev.cha.Re.huH977?thedayי֛וֹםYomH3117foramanH120toafflictH6031hissoulH5315?Isittobowdownהֲלָכֹ֨ףha.la.KhofH3721hisheadרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218asarush,andtospreadH3331sackclothוְשַׂ֤קve.SakH8242andashesוָאֵ֙פֶר֙va.'E.ferH665underhim? wilt thoucallתִּקְרָא־tik.ra'-H7121thisafastצ֔וֹםTzomH6685,andanacceptabledayוְי֥וֹםve.YomH3117toJehovah?

6Isnotthisthefastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685thatIhavechosenאֶבְחָרֵהוּ֒'ev.cha.re.HuH977:toloosethebondsofwickednessרֶ֔שַׁעRe.sha'H7562,toundothebandsoftheyoke,andtolettheoppressedgoוְשַׁלַּ֤חve.sha.LachH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֔יםcha.fe.ShimH2670,andthatyebreakeveryyoke?

7Isitnottodeal thybreadלַחְמֶ֔ךָlach.Me.khaH3899tothehungryלָֽרָעֵב֙la.ra.'EvH7457,andthatthoubringתָּ֣בִיאTa.vi'H935thepoorוַעֲנִיִּ֥יםva.'a.ni.YimH6041thatarecastouttothyhouseבָ֑יִתVa.yitH1004?whenthou seestthenakedעָרֹם֙'a.RomH6174,thatthoucoverוְכִסִּית֔וֹve.khi.si.ToH3680him;andthatthouhideתִתְעַלָּֽם׃tit.'a.LamH5956notthyselffromthine ownfleshוּמִבְּשָׂרְךָ֖u.mi.be.sa.re.KhaH1320?

8Thenאָ֣ז'azH227shallthylightאוֹרֶ֔ךָ'o.Re.khaH216breakיִבָּקַ֤עyi.ba.Ka'H1234forthasthemorning,andthy healingshallspringתִצְמָ֑חtitz.MachH6779forthspeedily;andthyrighteousnessצִדְקֶ֔ךָtzid.Ke.chaH6664shallgoוְהָלַ֤ךְve.ha.LakhH1980beforethee;thegloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519ofJehovahshallbethy rearward.

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